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How to Make Why Are You? in Infinite Craft

Why Are You? is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Reason plus Who are you?. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ReasonWho are you?Why Are You?

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 582 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWaterLake
  3. 3LakeWaterOcean
  4. 4OceanWaterFish
  5. 5FishWindFlying Fish
  6. 6EarthFlying FishBird
  7. 7BirdEarthChicken
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EarthEngineTractor
  12. 12MountainTractorBulldozer
  13. 13BulldozerMountainRoad
  14. 14ChickenRoadWhy
  15. 15DustWhyBecause
  16. 16DustEarthPlanet
  17. 17DustWindSandstorm
  18. 18PlanetSandstormMars
  19. 19EarthMarsLife
  20. 20BecauseLifeReason
  21. 21EarthWaterPlant
  22. 22DustPlantPollen
  23. 23PollenWindAllergy
  24. 24AllergyPlantHay Fever
  25. 25EarthPlanetMoon
  26. 26BirdMoonOwl
  27. 27Hay FeverOwlWho
  28. 28FireWindSmoke
  29. 29SmokeWaterFog
  30. 30EarthFireLava
  31. 31LavaWaterStone
  32. 32SandstormStoneSphinx
  33. 33FogSphinxRiddle
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionWaterWine
  36. 36SteamWineStew
  37. 37EarthPlantTree
  38. 38StewTreeStewpid
  39. 39RiddleStewpidYou
  40. 40WhoYouWho are you?
  41. 41ReasonWho are you?Why Are You?
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Water→ Lake3Lake + Water→ Ocean4Ocean + Water→ Fish5Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish6Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird7Bird + Earth→ Chicken8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Fire + Water→ Steam10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Earth + Engine→ Tractor12Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer13Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road14Chicken + Road→ Why15Dust + Why→ Because16Dust + Earth→ Planet17Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm18Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars19Earth + Mars→ Life20Because + Life→ Reason21Earth + Water→ Plant22Dust + Plant→ Pollen23Pollen + Wind→ Allergy24Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever25Earth + Planet→ Moon26Bird + Moon→ Owl27Hay Fever + Owl→ Who28Fire + Wind→ Smoke29Smoke + Water→ Fog30Earth + Fire→ Lava31Lava + Water→ Stone32Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx33Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle34Plant + Wind→ Dandelion35Dandelion + Water→ Wine36Steam + Wine→ Stew37Earth + Plant→ Tree38Stew + Tree→ Stewpid39Riddle + Stewpid→ You40Who + You→ Who are you?41Reason + Who are you?→ Why Are You?

Other ways to make Why Are You?

2 combinations are known to produce Why Are You?. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Why Are You?
FirstSecondResult
ReasonWho are you?Why Are You?
ReasonWho Are You?Why Are You?

What you can make with Why Are You?

Why Are You? at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

Similar effort to Why Are You?, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Why Are You? in Infinite Craft?

Combine Reason with Who are you?. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Why Are You??

41 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Why Are You? hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Why Are You??

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Why Are You?, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.